Mary Louetta Garrison was born April 24, 1925 in Carthage, the daughter of Henry David Garrison and Nina Bell (Skelton) Garrison. She attended Carthage public schools and was a 1943 graduate of Carthage Senior High School. She married Milford C. Hutchins on November 1, 1946 in Columbus, Kan.; he preceded her in death on Sept. 1, 2006. Maryetta worked as a waitress for several years and was a nurse’s aide for Fair Acres Nursing Home, Carthage.